Plate, Commemorative

Title:

Webster Court House, Plymouth, N.H.

Object Name:

Plate, Commemorative

Object ID:

1994.006.13

Creator:

Adams, William & SonsPotter; Jones, McDuffee & Stratton; Burtt, A. F. & CompanyRetailer

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, England

Date:

1910-1920

Description:

Plate, commemorative. Whiteware earthenware. Blue underglaze transfer print, with wild rose pattern on rim, and commemorative illustration in center. Center depicts Webster courthouse, and is titled, "WEBSTER COURT HOUSE, PLYMOUTH, N.H. WHERE / DANIEL WEBSTER MADE HIS FIRST PLEA 1806". Marks on reverse, in underglaze blue print, include: "JONES MCDUFFEE & STRAT[T]ON / BOSTON", "THE ADAMS / SOUVENIR SERIES", and "W. ADAMS & SONS / TUNSTALL ENGLAND / EST 1857 / MADE IN ENGLAND / FOR / A.F. BURTT & CO / PLYMOUTH. N.H."

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-0.5 Dia-7.75 inches

Provenance:

Plate has retailer's mark of Albert F. Burtt (1870-1927) of Plymouth, NH; he is listed as a merchant on the 1910 and 1920 census records for Plymouth. Plate has an importer's mark of Jones McDuffee & Stratton of Boston, and maker's mark of W. Adams & Sons, Tunstall, England.

Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS. The Chworowsky estate included Hampshire Pottery pieces, as well as many other NH and non-NH collectibles.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky

People:

Adams, William, Chworowsky, Jane (1929-1993), Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Burtt, Albert F. (1870-1927)

Subjects:

Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Court houses, Earthenware, Plates, Roses, Souvenirs